Supply chain models for an assembly system with preprocessing of raw materials: A simple and better algorithm

Applied Mathematical Modelling

Volumn 37, Issue 14-15, 2013, Pages 7883-7887

  Cárdenas Barrón, Leopoldo Eduardo ^a   Porter, J David ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

^b Oregon State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Heuristic algorithm; Inventory; Nonlinear integer programming; Raw materials; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY LINE; ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS; INTEGER SOLUTIONS; INVENTORY; NON-LINEAR INTEGER PROGRAMMING; NONLINEAR COST FUNCTIONS; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; SUPPLY CHAIN MODELS;

ASSEMBLY; HEURISTIC ALGORITHMS; INTEGER PROGRAMMING; LINEAR PROGRAMMING; RAW MATERIALS;

SUPPLY CHAINS;

EID: 84880577134     PISSN: 0307904X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2013.03.006     Document Type: Article

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